Evan Symon, Author at California Globe

CDCR Sued By Family Of Prisoner Who Died From COVID-19

March 19, 2021 2:44 amMarch 18, 2021 8:45 pm

The family of a prisoner who died of COVD-19 while serving time in San Quentin State Prison filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). According to the lawsuit, Danny Ruiz, a...

AG Becerra Intervenes In San Diego County Housing Development Case Over Wildfire Concerns

March 18, 2021 7:43 pm

On Wednesday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed motions in the lawsuits over San Diego County’s approval over the 36 square mile Otay Ranch development site. The Otay Ranch development, which would add over 3,000 single family residential units,...

Gov. Newsom to Select New California AG Following Becerra’s Confirmation as HHS Secretary

March 18, 2021 3:35 pm

The U.S. Senate confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Thursday as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a narrow 50-49 vote. Among one of the last of President Biden’s nominees to...

Asian American Lawmakers Push For Gov. Newsom To Select Asian Attorney General

March 18, 2021 6:31 am

Prominent Californian Asian American lawmakers came together this week and called for Governor Gavin Newsom to select an Attorney General of Asian descent. The lawmakers made the push due to the impending approval of current Attorney General Xavier Becerra as...

CA Theme Parks Can Reopen, But No Singing, Shouting, Screaming or Heavy Breathing On Rides

March 17, 2021 10:04 pmMarch 17, 2021 10:14 pm

On Wednesday, the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), a theme park trade group that represents Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and other Californian theme parks, announced new guidelines for theme parks that are due to reopen beginning April 1st. The...

Bill to Help Prevent Future Inmate Unemployment Fraud Passes Senate Committee

March 17, 2021 3:27 pm

A bill to help prevent future inmate Employment Development Department (EDD) fraud by cross checking unemployment insurance claims with state and county prison rolls passed in the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 39, authored by Senator Shannon Grove...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

AG Xavier Becerra, 4 DAs File Lawsuit Against Brookdale Senior Living

March 17, 2021 3:05 amMarch 16, 2021 10:06 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, in conjunction with several county and city district attorneys, filed a lawsuit this week against Brookdale Senior Living, the nation’s largest senior home operator, over allegations of misleading customers and breaking patient protection laws. According...